Bill Hallahan Baseball player

William Anthony Hallahan (August 4, 1902 – July 8, 1981) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1920s and 1930s. Nicknamed "Wild Bill" because of his lack of control on the mound — he twice led the National League in bases on balls — Hallahan nevertheless was one of the pitching stars of the 1931 World Series and pitched his finest in postseason competition.He also was the starting pitcher for the National League in the first All-Star Game in 1933, losing a 4–2 decision to Lefty Gomez of the American League and surrendering a third-inning home run to Babe Ruth in the process.

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Bill Hallahan
Birth dateAugust 04, 1902
Date of deathJuly 08, 1981

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Baseball player

Career startApril 16, 1925
Career endSeptember 14, 1938
batting sideRight
former teams
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Pitcher
teams
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideLeft

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